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Heuristics Basics
Heuristics Basics Cognitive biases: Selective perception Confirmation bias False-consensus effect Cognitive inertia (the inability to see perspectives other than one’s own) Conservation bias Information bias Recency illusion Clustering illusion Bandwagon effect Blind-spot spot Anchoring (attachment to first source of information) Cognitive ease/strain Susceptibility to believe claims expressed with simpler words Priming (suggestions that direct the …
Mental Model Resources
Mental Model Resources The Art of Learning The Four Hour Chef Learning Ecosystems: An emerging praxis for the future of education Extend Your Mind The Great Mental Models Volume 1 The Great Mental Models Volume 2 The Great Mental Models Volume 3 Super Thinking: The big book of mental models An Introduction to Decision Theory …
The Sex Rabbit Hole
The Sex Rabbit Hole To be explored… Topics listed below are ideas that are yet to be summarized. History of stigma Evolutionary benefit of sexual obsession in human society 70s free love scene and where it all went wrong Men vs. women perspective Male dominated scientific research and participation https://www.adamobioscience.com/ The current query has no …
Optimizing Pleasure
Optimizing Pleasure Purely hedonistic pursuit and finding the fine line. Avoiding addiction and unrelated emotional association Enhancement and periodized experience. Love and connection to provide meaning and worth. Relationships Huberman Dopamine-Prolactin Dynamics: Sex, Reproduction & Refractory Periods Seeking mates and reproduction is one of the most powerful drivers. Released on anticipation and consummation of sexual …
Sex Basics
Sex Basics Casually used to maintain clarity of mind and longevity. Without the “pressure valve being released” there would probably be a signal in the brain that something is going wrong. Reproduction is a huge part of the existence and continuation of life. However, seeing as it is taboo in many cultures we tend to …
Sex Resources
Sex Resources Asprey, D. (2019). Super Human. Newbury House Publishers, U.S. Greenfield, B. (2020). Boundless. Victory Belt Publishing. Wheal, J., 2021. Recapture the rapture. Harper Wave. Gene Thompson https://www.maleinitiative.com/six-initiatives Diana Richardson How to Think More About Sex https://kinseyinstitute.org/ Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself Happy …
Sex Cheatsheet
Sex Cheatsheet Male and female “performance” Finding meaning, love, and connection instead of defining relationships by the selfish hedonistic pursuit. Hedonistic pursuit Optimization Fertility Testosterone optimization Low fat diet – lower test: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/497637 Contraception: The pill may reduce hypothalamus: https://www.livescience.com/birth-control-brain-hypothalamus.html Boundless How Much Sex is Too Much Men experience a significant loss of zinc …
Learning How to Learn
Learning How to Learn Meta as hell, but an important concept that everybody should learn to use on a daily basis. The importance of maintaining a low-stress state, pushing yourself just enough to be out of your comfort zone but not too far, and recognizing when you are decreasing in efficiency. Motivation Collaboration Outsourcing mental …
Rebranding Learning
Rebranding Learning The Westernized education system and why learning needs to be rebranded if we are to embrace it again. Finding joy in exploration and establishing relevance to the learner’s needs. Critical thinking and problem solving skills rather than rote learning and test standardization.